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Choy Lay Fut (also called Choy Li Fut or Cai Li Fo) is a fighting style used by Ermac and Liu Kang in Shaolin Monks. It combines the martial arts techniques from various northern and southern chinese martial arts. Choy Lay Fut is also an effective defensive style particularly when dealing with more than one attacker. Of course it does have its own uniqueness such as, twisting the upper torso to gain more power for hand and arm techniques. Another one calls for the practitioner to tilt their body at an angle towards the opponent in order to reduce the target area exposed to him, and gives the practitioner far better reach.

History

Choy Lay Fut is actually both northern chinese style and southern chinese style, as the elements of the style originated from both the southern parts of china and the northern parts. Choy Lay Fut was created by Chan Heung, who lived around somewhere between 1806 to 1875. As a boy he was taught by his uncle in the arts of shaolin kung fu, the same style they taught in the shaolin temples. But, when he grew into a teenager Chan decided he wanted learn from the monks who hid themselves within the shaolin mountains. Thus began his eleven year to improve his martial art, and on that journey he met three master who would be his teachers: Choy Fook, Li Yao Sen, and Chan Yeun Wu. Using what he learned from his three masters Chan Heung developed his own martial arts style naming it after his teachers.

Forms

There are so many different forms of Choy Lay Fut because its founder, Chan Heung, learned from three different masters who already knew many traditional chinese forms. Using what he learned from his masters Chan Heung then developed his own forms such as training and fighting forms, and forms for various students with different physical shapes and abilities.

Hand Forms

Five Wheel Stance and Fist Form (Ng Lun Ma Ng Lun Chui) 五輪馬, 五輪搥
Lively Horse, Four Door Bridge Form (Jau San Ma, Sei Moon Kiu) 走生馬四門橋
Small Cross Pattern Hand Form (Siu Sup ji Kuen) 小十字拳
Small Plum Blossom Hand Form (Siu Mui Fa Kuen) 小梅花拳
Hung Sing Cross Pattern Hand Form (Hung Sing Sup Ji Kuen) 鴻勝十字拳
Jiangmen Small Tiger-Blocking Hand Form (Jiangmen Siu Jit Fu Kuen) 岡州小截虎拳
Hung Sing Long Fist Form (Hung Sing Cheong Kuen) 鴻勝長拳
Cross Pattern of Tiger-Blocking Hand Form (Sup Ji Jit Fu Kuen) 十字截虎拳
Great Cross Pattern Hand Form (Dai Sup Ji Kuen) 大十字拳
Cross Pattern of Continuing Fighting Hand Form (Sup Ji Kau Da Kuen) 十字扣打拳
Level Hand Form (Ping Kuen) 平拳
Level Elbow Hand Form (Ping Jang Kuen) 平争拳
Small Strong Fist Form (Siu Hung Kuen) 小雄拳
Great Strong Fist Form (Dai Hung Kuen) 大雄拳
Small Pa-Kwa Hand Form (Siu Bot-Gwa Kuen) 小八卦拳
Heart of Pa-Kwa Hand Form (Bot-Gwa Sum Kuen) 八卦心拳
Great Pa-Kwa Hand Form (Dai Bot-Gwa Kuen) 大八卦拳
Hung's People Pa-Kwa Hand Form (Hung Yen Bot-Gwa Kuen) 雄人八卦拳
Duelling Tiger Pa-Kwa Hand Form (Dau Fu Bot-Gwa Kuen) 鬥虎八卦拳
Righteous and Strong Pa-Kwa Hand Form (Yee Jong Bot-Gwa Kuen) 義壯八卦拳
Plum Blossom Pa-Kwa Hand Form (Mui Fa Bot-Gwa Kuen) 梅花八卦拳
Daht-Ting's Pa-Kwa Hand Form (Dhat-Ting Bot-Gwa Kuen) 達停八卦拳
Small Buddha Palm Hand Form (Siu Fut Jeong Kuen) 小佛掌拳
Large Buddha Palm Hand Form (Dai Fut Jeong Kuen) 大佛掌拳
Small Arrow Fist Form (Siu Jin Kuen) 小箭拳
Small Leopard Hand Form (Siu Pau Kuen) 小豹拳
Iron Arrow Long Fist Form (Tit Jin Cheong Kuen) 鐡箭長拳
Gung Ji Taming Tiger Hand Form (Gung Ji Fook Fu Kuen) 工字伏虎拳
Buddha Taming Tiger Hand Form (Law Hon Fook Fu Kuen) 羅漢伏虎拳
Single Leg Hand Form (Dahn Geuk Kuen) 单脚拳
White Hair Hand Form (Bak Mo Kuen) 白毛拳
Eighteen Lohan Chi Kung Form (Sup Bot Law Hon Yik Gun Kuen) 十八羅漢易筋拳
Kwan-Yin Sitting In Lotus Palm Form (Goon Yum Dzo Lin Jeong) 觀音坐蓮掌
Drunken Lohan Hand Form (Jwoi Law Hon Kuen) 醉羅漢拳
Eight Drunken Immortals Hand Form (Jwoi Bot Sin Kuen) 醉八仙拳
Continuous Dual Kicking Form (Yin Yeung Twei Lin Wan) 鴛鴦蹆連環
Dragon Ba Gua Palm Form (Lung Ying Bot Gwa Jeong) 龍形八卦掌
Supreme Ultimate Hand Form (Tai Gik Kuen) 太極拳
Ultimate Less Hand Form (Mo Gik Kuen) 無極拳
Tiger Hand Form (Fu Ying Kuen) 虎形拳
Crane Form (Hok Ying Kuen) 鶴形拳
Snake Form (Seh Ying Kuen) 蛇形拳
Leopard Form (Pau Ying Kuen) 豹形拳
Dragon Hand Form (Lung Ying Kuen) 龍形拳
Monkey Hand Form (Hao Ying Kuen) 猴形拳
Elephant Hand Form (Jeung Ying Kuen) 象形拳
Horse Hand Form (Ma Ying Kuen) 馬形拳
Lion Hand Form (Si Ying Kuen) 獅形拳
Tiger Cub Hand Form (Biu Ying Kuen) 彪形拳
Dragon and Tiger Hand Forms (Lung Fu Kuen) 龍虎拳
Small Five Animals Hand Form (Siu Ng Ying Kuen) 小五形拳
Five Animals Hand Form (Ng Ying Kuen) 五形拳
Small Ten Animals Hand Form (Siu Sup Ying Kuen) 小十形拳
Ten Animals Hand Form (Sup Ying Kuen) 十形拳

Multiple Person Fighting Forms

Nine Star Blocking Hands (Gau Sing Jong Sau) 九星樁手
Cross Pattern vs. Plum Blossom Form (Sup Ji Kuen Dwei Chuck Mui Fa Kuen) 十字對拆梅花拳
Golden Leopard vs. Tiger Form (Gam Pau Kuen Dwei Chuck Fu Ying Kuen) 金豹對拆
White Hair vs. Snake and Crane Form (Bak Mo Kuen Dwei Chuck Seh Hok Kuen) 白毛拳對拆蛇鹤拳
Snake vs. Crane Form (Seh Ying Kuen Dwei Chuck Hok Ying Kuen) 蛇形對拆鶴形拳
Dragon vs. Tiger Form (Lung Ying Kuen Dwei Chuck Fu Ying Kuen) 龍形對拆虎形拳
Monkey vs. Tiger Cub Form (Hao Ying Kuen Dwei Chuck Biu Ying Kuen) 猴形對拆彪形拳
Horse vs. Elephant Form (Ma Ying Kuen Dwei Chuck Jeung Ying Kuen) 馬形對拆象形拳
Five Animals vs. Five Animals Form (Ng Ying Kuen Dwei Chuck) 五形拳對拆
Dragon vs Tiger vs Leopard 3 Man Form (Lung Fu Pau Kuen Saam Yan Dwei Chuck) 龍虎豹拳三人对拆

Staff Forms

Junior Plum Blossom Staff (Siu Mui Fa Gwun) 小梅花棍
Junior Bin-Gwai Staff (Siu Bin-Gwai Seung Tau Gwun) 小扁拐双頭棍
Double and Single-Ended Staff (Seung Gup Dahn Gwun) 双夾单棍
Flat Crutch Double-Ended Staff (Bin-Gwai Seung Tau Gwun) 扁拐双頭棍
Monkey King Staff (Hang Jeh Pang) 行者棒
Driving Dragon Double-Ended Staff (Chim Lung Seung Tau Gwun) 潛龍双頭棍
Coiling Dragon Double-Ended Staff (Poon Lung Seung Tau Gwun) 蟠龍双頭棍
Twining Dragon Double-Ended Staff (Chin Lung Seung Tau Gwun) 纒龍双頭棍
Twin Dragon Holding In Air Double-Ended Staff (Seung Lung Gup Hei Gwun) 双龍夾氣棍
Chau-Sot Single-Ended Staff (Chau-Sot Dahn Tau Gwun) 抽摋单頭棍
Chau-Sot Ba Gua Staff (Chau-Sot Bot Gwa Gwun) 抽摋八卦棍
Great Banner Single-Ended Staff (Dai Hung Kei Dahn Tau Gwun) 大雄旗单頭棍
Plum Blossom Spear/Staff (Mui Fa Cheung Gwun) 梅花槍棍
Driving Dragon Single-Ended Staff (Chim Lung Dahn Tau Gwun) 潛龍单頭棍
Coiling Dragon Single-Ended Staff (Poon Lung Dahn Tau Gwun) 蟠龍单頭棍
Plum Blossom Pa-Kua Staff (Ng Dim Mui Fa Bot Gwa Gwun) 五點梅花八卦棍

Spear Forms

Throat Locking Spear (Saw Hau Cheung) 鎖喉槍
Plum Blossom Spear (Mui Fa Cheung) 梅花槍
Left-Right Kau Sot Ba Gua Spear (Jor Yau Kau Sot Bot Gwa Cheung) 左右扣刹八卦槍
Left-Right Thirteen Lunges Spear (Jor Yau Sup Sam Cheung) 左右十三槍
Hook Spear (Ngau Lim Cheung) 鈎亷槍
Snake Spear (Seh Mau Cheung) 蛇茅槍
Left and Right Two-Ended Spear (Jor Yau Leong Tau Cheung) 左右两頭槍

Broadsword Forms

Plum Blossom Broadsword (Mui Fa Dahn Do) 梅花单刀
Taming Tiger Broadsword (Fook Fu Dahn Do) 伏虎单刀
Left and Right Pa-Kwa Broadsword (Jor Yau Bot-Gwa Dahn Do) 左右八卦单刀
Horse-chopper Broadsword (Chahn Ma Do) 鏟馬刀
Green Dragon Plum Blossom Single Commander's Saber (Ching Lung Moi Fa Dahn Ji Fai Do) 青龍梅花单指揮刀
Small Plum Blossom Double Broadsword (Siu Mui Fa Seung Do) 小梅花双刀
Plum Blossom Double Broadsword (Mui Fa Seung Do) 梅花双刀
Cross Pattern Plum Blossom Double Broadsword (Sup Ji Mui Fa Seung Do) 十字梅花双刀
Seven Stars Plum Blossom Double Broadsword (Chut Sing Mui Fa Seung Do) 七星梅花双刀
Continuous Plum Blossom Double Broadsword (Lin Wan Mui Fa Seung Do) 連環梅花双刀
Pa-Kwa Twin Knives (Bot-Gwa Seung Do) 八卦双刀
Hung Sing Twin Knives (Hung Sing Seung Do) 鴻勝双刀
Sun and Moon Plum Blossom Double Commander's Saber (Yat Yuit Moi Fa Seung Ji Fai Do) 日月梅花双指揮刀

Two-Edge Sword Forms

Green Dragon Plum Blossom Straight Sword (Ching Lung Mui Fah Dahn Gim) 青龍梅花单劍
Green Dragon Straight Sword (Ching Lung Dahn Gim) 青龍单劍
Golden Dragon Straight Sword (Gum Lung Dahn Gim) 金龍单劍
Bodhidharma Straight Sword (Da Mo Dahn Gim) 達摩单劍
Yuen Chou Straight Sword (Van Cheuk Dahn Gim) 雲綽单劍
Male and Female Double Straight Swords (Chi Hung Seung Gim) 雌雄双劍
Flying Dragon Plum Blossom Double Straight Swords (Fei Lung Mui Fah Seung Gim) 飛龍梅花双劍
Double Daggers (Seung Pei Sau) 双匕首

Long-Handled Weapon Forms

Farmer's Hoe (Nung Fu Chor Tau) 農夫鋤頭
Lan Moon Jai Broadsword (Lan Moon Jaai Dai Do) 攔門寨大刀
Spring and Autumn Dynasty Kwan-Do (Chun Chau Dai Kwan-Do) 春秋大関刀
Nine-Ring Long-Handled Broadsword (Gau Wan Dai Do) 九環大刀
Day-Night Seven Star Long-Handled Knive (Ji Ng Chat Sing Tiu) 子午七星銚
Long-Handled Axes (Dai Ban Fu) 大板斧
Taming Tiger Cross Pattern Trident (Fook Fu Sup Ji Dai Pah) 伏虎十字大耙
Small Diamond Trident (Siu Gum Gong Pah) 小金剛耙
Diamond Trident (Gum Gong Dai Pah) 金剛大耙
Long-Handled Halberd (Fong Tien Wak Gik) 方天劃戟
Golden Coin Long-Handled Halberd (Gum Chin Gik) 金錢戟
Golden Bell Style Shovel (Gum Jung Chahn) 金鐘鏟
Crescent Moon Style Shovel (Yuet Ngah Chahn) 月牙鏟
Golden Coin Style Shovel (Gum Chin Chahn) 金錢鏟
Nine Dragon Trident (Gau Lung Dai Chah) 九龍大叉

Fan Forms

Small Hand Breaking Fan (Siu Suei Sau Sin) 小碎手扇
Hand Breaking Fan (Suei Sau Sin) 碎手扇
Flying Dragon Fan (Fei Lung Sin) 飛龍扇
Golden Dragon Fan (Gum Lung Sin) 金龍扇
Flying Phoenix Fan (Fei Fung Sin) 飛鳯扇

Two-Part Weapons

Double Wind and Fire Wheels (Shuang Fung Fuo Lun) 双風火輪
Plum blossom Double Hookswords (Mui Fa Wu Sau Seung Ngau) 梅花護手双鈎
Hurricane Double Axes (Seun Fung Seung Fu) 旋風双斧
Plum blossom Double Chain Whips (Mui Fa Seung Bin) 梅花双鞭
Double Melon Hammers (Seung Tung Chui) 双銅錘
Double Copper Cudgels (Seung Tung Gan) 双銅鐧
Five Dragon Double Metal Cudgel (Ng Lung Seung Gum Gan) 五龍双金鐧
Pa-Kwa Double Hard Metal Whip Form (Bot-Gwa Seung Gum Bin) 八卦双金鞭
Broadsword and Chain-Whip (Dahn Do Bin) 单刀鞭
Double Tiger's Head Shields (Seung Fu Tau Pah) 双虎頭牌
Double Rattan Shields (Seung Tang Pah Dip) 双籐牌碟
Broadsword and Rattan Shield (Dahn Do Tang Pah Dip) 单刀籐牌碟

Miscellaneous Single Weapons

Bodhidharma Cane Form (Dat Mo Quai Jeung) 達摩拐杖
Four Door Horse Bench Form (Sei Moon Cheung Kiu Dang) 四門長橋櫈
Rope Dart Form (Fei Tuo) 飛鉈
Plum Blossom Three-Sectional Chain Whip (Mui Fa Sam Jit Bin) 梅花三節鞭
Golden Dragon Chain Whip (Gum Lung Yuan Bin) 金龍軟鞭
Taming Dragon Long Handle Two-Section Staff (Hong Lung Dai Sow Ji Gwun) 降龍大掃子棍
Plum Blossom Three-Section Staff Form (Mui Fa Sam Jit Gwun) 梅花三節棍
Coiling Dragon Three-Section Staff Form (Poon Lung Sam Jit Gwun) 蟠龍三節棍

Two Persons Combat Weapon Forms

Empty Hands vs. Double Daggers (Hung Sau Yup Seung Pei Sau) 空手入双匕首
Single & Double-Ended Staff Two Man Form (Seung Gup Dahn Gwun Dwei Chuck) 双夾单棍對拆
Eighteen Yin and Yang Staff Two Man Form (Sup Bot Yum Yeung Gwun Dwei Chuck) 十八陰陽棍對拆
Chau-Sot Staff vs Twining Dragon Staff ( Chau-Sot Gwun Dwei Chuck Chin Lung Gwun) 抽摋棍對拆纒龍棍
Double-Ended Staff Two Man Form (Seung Tau Gwun Dwei Chuck) 双頭棍對拆
Single-Ended Staff Two Man Form (Dahn Tau Gwun Dwei Chuck) 单頭棍對拆
Umbrella vs. Double-Ended Staff (Yu San Dwei Chuck Seung Tau Gwun) 雨傘對拆双頭棍
Double-Ended Staff vs. Horse Bench (Seung Tau Gwun Dwei Chuck Kiu Dahng) 双頭棍對拆橋櫈
Broadsword vs. Red Tassel Spear ( Dahn Do Dwei Chuck Hung Ying Cheong) 单刀對拆红纓槍
Double Broadswords vs. Red Tassel Spear (Seung Do Dwei Chuck Hung Ying Cheong) 双刀對拆红纓槍
Red Tassel Spear vs. Red Tassel Spear (Hung Ying Cheong Dwei Chuck) 红纓槍對拆
Commander Sword vs. Monkey King Staff (Ji Fai Do Dwei Chuck Hang Jeh Pang) 指挥刀對拆行者棒
Commander Sword vs. Broadsword ( Ji Fai Do Dwei Chuck Dahn Do) 指挥刀對拆单刀
Three-Section Staff vs. Red Tassel Spear (Sam Jit Gwun Dwei Chuck Hung Ying Cheung) 三節棍對拆红纓槍
Red Tassel Spear vs. Kwan-Do (Hung Ying Cheung Dwei Chuck Kwan-Do) 红纓槍對拆関刀
Double Broadswords vs. Horse Bench (Seung Do Dwei Chuck Kiu Dahng) 双刀對拆橋櫈
Double Broadswords vs. Nine-Ringed Long-Handled Broadsword (Seung Do Dwei Chuck Gau Wan Do) 双刀對拆九環大刀
Seven Star Long-Handled Knive vs Rattan Shield and Broadsword (Chat Sing Tiu Dwei Chuck Dahn Do Dip) 七星銚對拆单刀碟
Rattan Shield and Broadsword vs. Trident (Dahn Do Tahn Pai Dip Dwei Chuck Dai Pah) 单刀籐牌碟對拆大耙
Double Copper Cudgels vs. Trident (Seung Tung Gan Dwei Chuck Dai Pah) 双銅鐧對拆大耙
Tiger's Head Shield and Broadsword vs. Kwan-Do (Dahn Do Fu Tau Pai Dwei Chuck Kwan-Do) 单刀虎頭牌對拆関刀
Long-Handled Two-Section Staff vs. Rattan Shield and Tonfa (Dai So Ji Gwun Dwei Chuck Tahng Pai Gwai) 大梢子棍對拆籐牌枴
Farmer's Hoe vs. Horse Bench (Chor Tau Dwei Chuck Cheung Kiu Dahng) 鋤頭對拆橋櫈
Rattan Shield and Broadsword vs. Double-Ended Staff (Dahn Do Dip Dwei Chuck Seung Tau Gwun) 单刀碟對拆双頭棍
Double Broadswords vs. Double Spear (Seung Do Dwei Chuck Seung Ying Cheung) 双刀對拆双英槍
Green Dragon Sword vs. Golden Dragon Sword (Ching Lung Gim Dwei Chuck Gum Lung Gim) 青龍剣對拆金龍剣
Green Dragon Sword vs. Chi Hung Double Sword (Ching Lung Gim Dwei Chuck Chi Hung Seung Gim) 青龍剣對拆雌雄双劍

Dummy Forms

Wall Bag Form (Cheung Bau Jong) 墻包樁
Balanced Arm Dummy (Ching Jong) 秤樁
Sand Bag Apparatus (Sah Bau Jong) 沙包樁
Plum Blossom Staff Apparatus (Moi Fah Gwun Jong) 梅花棍樁
Spring Dummy (Dahn Wong Jong) 弹鐄樁
Three Star Knives Dummies (Sam Sing Do Jong) 三星刀樁
Three Star Hand Dummies (Sam Sing Kuen Jong) 三星拳樁
Small Plum Blossom Hand Apparatus (Siu Moi Fah Kuen Jong) 小梅花拳樁
Scatter Hand Dummy (Sui Sau Jong) 碎手樁
Horse Dummy (Mah Jong) 馬樁
Great Opening Door Dummy (Dai Hoi Moon Jong) 大開門樁

Pratice Methods

To Go Horse Health

Step is a routine pratice in choy lay fut, done in eight major steps: Meridian Ma, Ma Siping, Po Ma, Stealing Horses, Wrapped Sima, Ride a Rabbit, or interspersed with hanging horse coherent transformation One kick and ride horses with screw back and hit the buck with the sound of breath and so on. This pratice method is not only for beginners but also for those who just wish to pratice. But, advanced footwork is required such as, quickly changing, in order achieve further stability.

Pull Punches

These are choy lay fut's punching exercises and are placed in three groups: single ( insert, hanging, throwing, eating, whip, twisting plug, etc.), dual ( hanging split, cut spread, thousand of words marked hit, to kick, etc.), and multi ( hanging gate support, attack through support, etc.). With enough pratice and understanding the power from the waist in order for the leg coordinate with waist and shoulders. Trained Choy Lay Fut characteristic are being able to perform strong and rapid hits, knowing moves to master each technique change to the way of both moral and method. These can be mixed with pull punch exercises and sandbag dummy exercises to exercise with the leg of hardness.

Samsung to Play

This is the beginning of training the trunk stakes pratice, and his split into three actions. The first action is Gordon, making the forearm come in contact with the foot with the fist down. The second action is Pick, where the foot makes conact and the fist is diagonally down. The third action is the Downward Kick, forearm flexes on contact while fist is down rotating left or right. These exercise help increase forearm strength, and ability to withstand hitting.

Take the Upper Arm

This pratice method needs two people in order to be performed. First one must place their palm down on the back of the bicep while holding the other arm up then, a soft palm strike on the tricep.

Rip-Rap Lock

This is arm and wrist exercises, consisting of throwing the arm on lunge, or during a straight step, sweep, lash, etc.

Rip-Rap Ear Card

With this the practioner can trace their own concrete system, the weight and size of the "card" is based on the degree of lunges for arm and wrist exercise. Since the cord for the ear card is longer than the lock thus it is easier to swing and making the wrist the focus for this exercise.

Rolling Stone Throwing Tam

This can be used instead of barbells, and its weight serves its intial purpose that is to roll along the arm. The stone starts at the upper arm and then, rolls down to the wrist then back to its upper arm position. The purpose of this exercise is for the student to develop their arm strength and hardness.

Grasping Sandbags

The concept for this exercise is to with one hand lift the sandbags while using the other hand to perform "tiger strikes" which, is followed by "horse" after the lift against the wrist. Then, the "tiger" step is repeated to pratice arm, wrist, and "claw" strength.

Style

Choy Lay Fut has unique set of ten hand techniques, this set is the core set of strikes goes through out the entire system Choy Lay Fut. The hand techniques are as followed: Chuen Na, Gwa, Sau, Chop, Pow, Kup, Biu, Ding, and Jing. These hand techniques are combined with coordination of both attack and defense, flexible footwork, unfolding natural movements, fist rushes, mixed forces, and proficiency in both legwork and jumping. Also there are eight additional techniques to be learned, and are as followed: Yin, Yang, Kong, Yau, Hui, Shi, Tou, and Lau.

Chuen

Also known as Kum, this element of Choy Lay Fut consists of threading and grabbing movements which, are called Chuen Na and Poon Kiu. For the threading movements practioner first threads through a block or goes along the arm from the chest to stop an incoming strike. For the grabbing movements the practioner blocks an incoming strike from outward to inward, much like an incurve strike, a method for blocking straight strikes. Poon Kiu also acts a circle, a defense mechanism for blocking an enemy's incoming strikes. Blocking with two hands is also a factor in this element, and also this element is closely related to the grabbing element.

Na

This element is grabbing or controlling something, and according to ancient sayings it also means pulling. One must wait for the right moment to grab an enemy's arm or throat after threading. Poon Kiu also has the pulling function, using an incurve motion to make the enemy lose their balance. Both ways of Na have turned it into a defensive to offensive, and once one has grabbed their enemy they can control their arm.

Gwa

The element of Gwa is almost like hanging something in the air, as one must raise their arm to a proper level then strike down with a back fist. The back fist strike, almost like a tank ramming through the enemy's defense, can break the arm of the opponent or strike the cheek directly. The back fist strike can be both offensive and defensive but, it should not be used without another strike to accompany it.

Sau

This is the sweeping strike element, also meaning rolling back the opponent. This element is made up of three different techniques; incurve sweeping strike, whip strike, and the kicking technique of the sweeping strike. The incurve sweeping strike is large arc motion attack moving from up to down (or right to left for a right arm attack) but, it is never used alone and is always followed Poon Kiu or Gwa Chui.

Chop

In the movements of a weapon this move looks like it is pounding and piercing, similiar to the staff and spear. Now, when chop is put together with Panther Fist it becomes straight as a knife. Chop's sharp attacks can pierce the force into the body directly, making this element a major style of straight attacks for Choy Li Fut. But, there are different variations of chop such as, Yang Chop, which is when the thumb is down, and Yin Chop when the thumb is down. Another one where the back palm faces the sky is called Flat Chop, and also Chan gerk is part of this element. Gwa Chui, So Chui, and Chop Chui make the major attack techniques in Choy Li Fut, and if one can combine chop with good use of the twisting of stances, waist, and shoulders they can increase their attack and do some serious damage to their opponent.

Pow

Pow is similiar to a fierce ocean wave crashing on to a boat, as the strike is done in arc shape with the fist or palm from down to up. When using this the front palm lifts up the enemy's arm while the back palm uses their driving force for a counterattack. The Solar Plexus and ribs are parts of the body that one should aim for, and the force is strong enough to "throw" a person.

Kup

The Stamping Strike, which is done with the palm or fist, is an overhead straight arm downward strike that goes in a diagonal direction. The Stamping Strike can be The Tiger Claw, The Hammer Strike, or just simply a fist. The most important motion of Kup is The Stamping Fist which, done by using the knuckles of a tight fist to strike vertically.

Biu

This is similiar to an arrow launching from a bow as your attack, power, strength, and stance all come out at the same time like an arrow. An martial arts saying says "Swiftness can overrun all fortifications", and all martial art movements are directly based on swiftness. The way of stepping forward, along with the tip of the foot on the ground, will look similiar to an arrow coming from a bow. The enemy will have a difficult time tracking your movement because of the flexible steps involved. In addition, combining The Yin/Yang Fore Knuckle Strike with stepping forward will be similiar to a bow launching an arrow.

Ding

This looks similiar to closing a shutter in order to prevent someone from entering the house but, it can also be described as throwing something out. The first step is to, after grabbing the opponent's forearm, control the distance between the pracitioner and the opponent. Then, using the other hand to strike your opponent, it can be palm strike or fist strike.

Jong

This basically uses a strike to perform two different actions, for example, using the outward/inward forearm strike to knock down the opponent's forearm while at the same time striking their cheek. This is the way of lin sil di da, using the energy from two mobile objects going against each other (one must be heavier than the other). bit sil yi da, the way of destroying the incoming with a strike of its own, is using the enemy's driving and moving quickly to strike the enemy.

Movelist

Deception

Move	Playstation 2	Xbox
Tiger Claw	Square	X
Sloping Ridgehand	Up, Square	Up, X
Deadly Palm	Forward, Square	Forward, X
Kneecap Strike	Down, Square	Down, X
Dual Rising Ridgehand	Triangle	Y
Ridged Knife Chop	Back, Triangle	Back, Y
Grasping Uppercut	Down, Triangle	Down, Y
Twin Ox	X	A
Twin Fingers	Back, X	Back, A
Choy Lay Foot	Down, X	Down, A
Snapping Sidekick	Circle	B
Dragon's Tail	Back, Circle	Back, B
Sneak Attack	Forward, Circle	Forward, B
Whirling Demon	Down, Circle	Down, B
Nitro Strike	Square, Square	X, X
Strong Ox	Square, Square, X	X, X, A
Strong Mule	Square, Up, Square	X, Up, X
Bloody Master	Square, Square, Circle	X, X, B
Carving The Way	Square, Square, Back, Triangle	X, X, Back, Y
Grasping Fingers	Square, Square, Triangle	X, X, Y
Choy Lay Powder	Square, Square, Triangle, L1	X, X, Y, LT

Armageddon

Move	Playstation 2	Xbox
Tiger Claw	Square	X
Sloping Ridgehand	Up, Square	Up, X
Deadly Palm	Forward, Square	Forward, X
Kneecap Strike	Down, Square	Down, X
Rising Ridgehand	Triangle	Y
Ridged Knifechop	Back, Triangle	Back, Y
Grasping Uppercut	Down, Triangle	Down, Y
Twin Fingers	Back, X	Back, A
Choy Lay Foot	Down, X	Down, A
Jermac Sidekick	Circle	B
Dragon's Tail	Back, Circle	Back, B
Sneak Kick	Forward, Circle	Forward, B
Whirling Demon	Down, Circle	Down, B
Nitro Strikes	Square, Square	X, X
Strong Mule	Square, Up, Square	X, Up, X
Grasping Fingers	Square, Square, Triangle	X, X, Y
Carving the Way	Square, Square, Back, Triangle	X, X, Back, Y
Twin Ox	Square, Square, X	X, X, A
Bloody Master	Square, Square, Circle	X, X, B
Cyclone	Square	X
Blue Sky	Triangle	Y
Hovering Strike	X	A
Dead Meat	Circle	B
Jab Me	Square, Square	X, X
Air Waves	X, X	A, A
Take It	Square, Square, Square	X, X, X
Red Sky	Square, Square, Triangle	X, X, Y
Wavelength	Square, Square, X	X, X, A
Fallen Hero	Square, Square, Circle	X, X, B

Gallery

References

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